Mo’Nique brings stand-up show to San Jose Improv

Mo’Nique performs at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles during her “Spread the Love” comedy tour.

Mo’Nique performs at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles during her “Spread the Love” comedy tour.

Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images

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Mo’Nique performs at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles during her “Spread the Love” comedy tour.

Mo’Nique performs at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles during her “Spread the Love” comedy tour.

Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images

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Mo’Nique has been an honest, open and likable stand-up comedian since she emerged from Baltimore in the 1990s.

She was a standout on “The Parkers” from 1999 to 2004 and has appeared on reality shows, as a host for “Showtime at the Apollo” and in a stunning best supporting actress Academy Award-winning performance as the mother in Lee Daniels’ “Precious.”

She’s made the news for being outspoken as well — most recently calling for a boycott of Netflix, claiming she was offered less for a comedy special than male and white female counterparts — but continues to tour on the road for her fans. This week she comes to the Bay Area with four shows over two days, Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at the San Jose Improv.